Endangered species
from all over the world



Pygmy three toed Sloth



Status - Critically Endangered
Threats - habitat destruction, tourism

Sloths are possibly the slowest moving mammal in the world



Chinese Pangolin



Status - Critically Endangered
Threats - illegal and commercial hunting for scales and meat

The most heavily trafficked animal in the world



Green Turtle



Status - Endangered
Threats - hunting and collection of eggs, destruction of nesting sites for tourism, marine pollution and indiscriminate fishing

There are two types of Green sea turtles - the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific, and it is still unknown if they are separate species.



Orange Bellied Parrot



Status - Critically Endangered
Threats - Habitat fragmentation due to the residential and commercial development and agriculture, disease

This small brightly coloured small parrot is one of a few parrots in the world, that migrates to warmer winter grounds far away from its breeding habitat.



Greek Meadow Viper



Status - Endangered
Threats - Habitat fragmentation for livestock, tourism, mining and transportation


A venemous European snake, that has a moderate venom, yet still decides how much venom it injects, if any into its prey



Fijian Crested Iguana



Status - Critically Endangered
Threats - habitat loss due to residential and commercial development, invasive species, habitat degradation due to overgrazing.

Iguanas are a type of large lizard, with a long body of over 1.8m. Iguanas are amongst the most popular reptile to have as a pet and are among the world’s most endangered animals



Chimpanzee



Status – Endangered
Treats - Habitat fragmentation, hunting for live pet and bushmeat trade, disease

Chimpanzees are part of the grouping called primates, which has over 300 different species and includes monkey’s, apes and prosimians and lemurs. Humans are primates too.



Polar Bear



Status - Vulnerable
Threats - Climate change, pollution

This much loved and majestic marine bear is under serious threat from climate change



Staghorn Coral



Status - Critically Endangered
Threats - Human development and climate change, shipping and disease.
Overfishing of reef fish affects the ecological balance and biodiversity of reefs

Known as the rainforests of the sea, they occupy less than 1% of the ocean yet they are home to almost 25% of all described marine species .



African Wild Dog



Status - Critically Endangered
Threat - habitat fragmentation, human-wildlife conflict, disease

African wild dogs have enormous home ranges and are constantly on the move



North Atlantic Blue Whale



Status - Endangered
Threat - pollution, overfishing of krill, ship strikes

This majestic creature is the largest creature living on this Earth today



Erect-crested Penguin



Status - Endangered
Threats - Fishing for krill, climate change

Climate change will likely affect different penguin species differently, however in the Antarctic, the loss of krill is the penguins major threat



Javan Rhino



Status - Critical Endangered
Threats - Horn use for traditional chinese medicine, habitat fragmentation

The Javan rhinoceros is the second most threatened rhinoceros and the least studied of all the rhino species, due to its rarity



Numbat



Status - Endangered
Threats - Habitat fragmentation for human development needs, introduction of predatory fox and feral cats, changed fire regimes

Even though Numbats are marsupials, best known for having a pouch to rear their young, this specifies has no pouch.



Atlantic Bluefin Tuna



Status - Endangered
Threats - Overfishing and overexploitation especially for sashimi market

This beautiful fish is a slow growing and long lived tuna, that has been heavily exploited across its range.



Variable Harlequin frog



Critically Endangered
Threats - Frog fungus, habitat destruction

We chose this beautiful frog for its most amazing colours which it uses as a warning to all other animals as it is poisonous



The Goldsteifiger Beetle



Status - Endangered
Threats - Illegal and commercial logging of old forests, habitat destruction and fragmentation

We chose this most beautiful beetle for its amazing metallic colouring that you may never have seen before



DONATIONS

We have, from the RED booksale 2019 and 2020,
donated money to the organizations involved.
See below.

Donations for 2021 and 2022 is being executed
and 'given back' to the endangered animals through
'Reverse the RED' - an IUCN movement
to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems



Jane Goodall Institute




R:E:D: made its first donation from the 2019-20 book sales to the Jane Goodall Institute. The donation will go towards the institutes work at Gombe Stream National Park


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Traffic




RED supports their second NGO to assist a major threat, which affects many endangered species – poaching, trafficking and wet markets.


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Oceana





The third donation will go towards OCEANA.

To celebrate the Worlds Day of Tuna the 2nd of May.

The ocean covers 71% of this planet and is

home to most of the worlds life forms.


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The endangered animals were sourced from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN’s) Red List. Seventeen animals were chosen. We particularly did not choose iconic animals, so that they could raise the profile of animals less charismatic yet still needing help. The animals chosen, represent the Planet and the different major habitats, and are flagship species for their groups. Like the Chimpanzee represents the Order of Primates and Great Apes. These animals are endangered for a variety of different causes, which will also be also highlighted in the book.



The Sloth

One of the
main characters
of the book



Corals

sensitive to climate changes



Forests

important as they are habitats for
many species



The Beetle

the inspiration for this jumper



17 Goals to Transform our World


The Sustainable Development Goals, developed by the United Nations (UN) are a call to action to all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. It is recognised that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.


At the RED Project we are highly dedicated to supporting the movement and the initiatives of the 17 UN goals. Below you will find 4 chosen goals, that describes the most relevant issues of our international book to raise awareness of endangered species and give something back to nature.





Learn more about Goal 13, click here


Taking urgent action to tackle climate change and its impacts.

If left unchecked, climate change will cause average global temperatures to increase beyond 3°C, and will adversely affect every ecosystem

the red project support the movement by telling the important stories on how climate changes have enormous impact on each of the endangered animals chosen, and what you can do to make a change yourself.
Look out for the hope-pages in the book!


Learn more about Goal 14, click here


Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

The expansion of protected areas for marine biodiversity and existing policies and treaties that encourage responsible use of ocean resources are still insufficient to combat the adverse effects of overfishing, growing ocean acidification due to climate change and worsening coastal eutrophication.

The red project highlight several endangered ocean-animals like the atlantic Blue whale and yellow fine tuna


Learn more about Goal 15, click here


Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

The most fundamental and irreversible human impact on nature is species extinction. The Red List Index – which measures the risk of extinction, in which a value of 1 indicates no threat to any species, and a value of 0 indicates that all species are extinct – has deteriorated from 0.82 in 1993 to 0.73 globally in 2019.

The red list is the primarily source of knowledge of the project - called by the name


Learn more about Goal 3, click here


Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

You can start by promoting and protecting your own health and the health of those around you, by making well-informed choices

In the RED project we are focusing on the research based facts about the health benefits of being creative and to give.
In a broader perspective to give back to nature, through working with the NGO's who protect the endangered species.

- Jane Goodall Institute
- Oceana
- Wild aid



Lisa renner +45 2032 0895
polly cevallos
DORTE RoeRMANN +45 5152 5657

dr@dorteroermann.dk